Digory and the Lost King

Angela McAllister is an established picture book author of over 50 books. She was born in Windsor but has lived all over the south of England. She studied philosophy and worked as a nanny in Holland, Portugal, Windsor and London. It was her work with children that first inspired her to begin writing children’s books. Angela lives with her husband in Hampshire.

IAN BECK is a familiar name to the Doubleday/Corgi lists with his previous successful picture books. A freelance illustrator for over twenty years (including such notable artwork as the record cover for Elton John’s ‘Yellow Brick Road’ album), Ian turned to writing and illustrating children’s books on the birth of his own first child. Ian lives with his family in Twickenham.